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[WI-Tom]

A really nice little farmhouse B&B. Seemed to be a working farm, with the B&B a bit of a sideline. We were happy to arrive. The days were definitely...

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More high country, more long views.



We took a brief stop to enjoy the view from Falconer's seat--a stone bench that commemorates...

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I wasn't sure what to expect from the North York Moors. As it turned out: High country, long views.



Green fields and pastures,...

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After the initial climb up a wooded lane, we were in open country. This is the view eastward, along the day's route, right at the edge of the moors. Our...

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Well, let's see if I can get photos posted now. A quick look at the Bluebell Inn, where we stayed on the 10th night of our walk:


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Teachers are free to choose what books to study. We usually make the choice after considering:

1. Complexity--students in AP courses need...

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Back in 2006, our school's band bus was in a similar accident. Killed one band director, his student teacher, and his grand-daughter, and seriously injured...

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Toilet: I use a 3-gallon rubber bucket with snap-on toilet seat and wag bags. The full bags (they last more than 1 day for a solo trip) get sealed up...

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Dang it, Pless--you beat me to it!

Teaching a nonfiction text like the Coates book is exactly what is supposed to happen in an AP Language...

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Nope. That taxes 100% of the income of people who just make enough to get buy, while letting the wealthy pay tax on only a small portion of their income....

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Nice soundbite!

Tom...

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I kind of agree with Ted on this. Growing awareness of what others have (and you don't have, yet) seems very likely to drive an increased desire for energy-consuming...

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Hmm... Even in replies where people have quoted a post with photos, I see photos. Anyone have any ideas what the problem might be? Browser? Phone? ...

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Thanks, Paul--I always enjoy re-living a cool trip with a WBF thread. Nice to know people appreciate it. This really was a very cool trip.

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Hmm... They are showing for me. Is it a browser or phone issue, maybe? I'm on a laptop.

Tom...

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But, flat and unexiciting as it was, Day 11 also brought the single most terrifying challenge of the trip: crossing the busy-busy-busy 4-lane A19 to get...

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And now, back to your regularly scheduled programming: Day 11.

More flat farmland in the Vale of Mowbray:



With...

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Click your profile, and then click the "About" tab and scroll down to near the bottom. The "Latest Started Threads" link is down there....

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Last year I used trams and buses ALL the time. Didn't own a car. Didn't need one. The road not taken (yet)--but if Poland can do that, so can the U.S....

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I don't mind some discussion on related topics--more on the walk tomorrow, maybe. Carry on!

Tom...